America’s AI Program Draws Big Tech

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Curious about the biggest AI moves today? You’re in the right place. In today’s edition, we have:

🇺🇸 Big Tech Backs Melania Trump’s AI Education Push

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🤖 DeepSeek Preps AI Agent to Rival OpenAI

🔨Tools and Shifts you cannot miss

🇺🇸 Big Tech Backs Melania Trump’s AI Education Push

At the White House, Microsoft, Google, Apple, OpenAI, and Amazon pledged billions to support Melania Trump’s AI education initiative, joined by Meta, Oracle, Palantir, Bill Gates, and Sergey Brin, though Elon Musk skipped. Analysts say the push doubles as big tech’s bid to ease antitrust scrutiny, tariffs, and regulatory pressure.

The Shift:

1. Microsoft’s $4B Education Pledge - Satya Nadella announced Microsoft will invest $4 billion in cash and services over five years, offering free Copilot AI to college students and expanding AI tools for schools. The plan also includes teacher support and free LinkedIn Learning courses.

2. OpenAI and Google’s Commitments - Sam Altman unveiled a certification platform in partnership with employers like Walmart, aiming to train 10 million Americans by 2030. Meanwhile, Sundar Pichai committed $1 billion over three years for AI education, including $150M in grants for training and digital wellbeing initiatives.

3. Amazon’s Nationwide Training Goal - Amazon pledged to train 4 million Americans in AI skills by 2028 and enable AI curricula for 10,000 U.S. educators. The company will also provide $30 million in AWS credits to institutions using AI in education.

This marks one of the largest joint education pushes from U.S. tech giants, blending social investment with political strategy as they face antitrust lawsuits, tariffs, and regulatory heat. Melania Trump also launched the “President AI Challenge” and backed the “Take It Down Act” targeting deepfakes and harmful content. 

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🤖 DeepSeek Preps AI Agent to Rival OpenAI

China’s DeepSeek is gearing up to launch a new AI agent by the end of 2025, designed to handle complex workflows with minimal human input. The system is built to learn from its own actions and improve over time. Its release would mark DeepSeek’s first major step since its breakthrough R1 shook the industry in early 2025.

The Shift:

1. Next-Gen Agent Design - The upcoming model will execute multi-step tasks on behalf of users, such as research or coding, with little manual guidance. It’s designed to refine performance by learning from prior actions, pushing closer toward autonomous operation.

2. Timeline and Delays - Founder Liang Wenfeng is targeting Q4 2025 for the rollout, but DeepSeek’s follow-up to its R1 has faced delays. Reports cite Liang’s insistence on perfecting the product and potential training setbacks, while rivals Alibaba and Tencent have accelerated their release cycles. 

3. Competitive Landscape - The launch mirrors a broader global race, with OpenAI, Anthropic, and Microsoft already releasing their own agentic systems. Goldman Sachs recently called AI agents the next big leap in productivity, though most still require heavy supervision. 

DeepSeek’s R1 was called a “DeepSeek moment” for its outsized impact relative to cost, reshaping expectations in AI. The upcoming agent represents not just another model but a potential shift in how humans offload real-world tasks to machines. If successful, it could cement DeepSeek as the leading non-U.S. counterweight to OpenAI in the global AI race.

🔨AI Tools for the Shift

📦 Unframe AI – A managed AI delivery platform that streamlines deployment and operations.

💌 CrushCheck.App – Analyze your relationship texts with AI to decode hidden meaning and intent.

⚙️ Overcut.ai – Bring autonomous AI agents into engineering workflows to handle PRs, tests, code changes, and reviews at scale.

🧪 Uilicious | TAMI Studio – Your AI-powered workspace for effortless UI testing, planning, and automation.

🤔 Maskara.ai – Let GPT, Claude, and Gemini debate your next big idea for sharper insights.

🚀Quick Shifts

⚖️ Warner Bros. Discovery is suing Midjourney for allegedly creating “countless” unauthorized images and videos of characters like Superman and Bugs Bunny, seeking damages, profits, and an injunction to block further infringement.

📸 Google Photos upgraded its image-to-video tool with Veo 3, letting users animate photos via “Subtle movement” or “I’m feeling lucky.” Free users get limited generations, while Pro ($20) and Ultra ($200) tiers expand access.

🏠 SwitchBot debuted three AI-powered products at IFA: an AI Hub for event-based automation, a colorful E Ink Art Frame, and soft-bodied AI pets Niko and Noa designed for companionship.

🌌 Scientists introduced Deep Loop Shaping, an AI method that reduces noise at gravitational-wave observatories by up to 100x, enabling clearer detection of cosmic events and unlocking breakthroughs in physics, astronomy, and engineering.

🤖 OpenAI will begin mass-producing bespoke AI chips with Broadcom in 2026, reducing Nvidia's reliance. Backed by a rumored $10 billion order, the move is poised to accelerate Broadcom’s chip growth.

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